[Therion] labelling grids (and label orientation)

[Stacho Mudrak]

>  I wonder if the behaviour could be changed so that the co-ords are plotted
>  along the PAGE outline rather than along the GRID outline.  This way they
>  would be plotted regardless of the overlap and rotate values.

It is not yet possible - but we will add it to the TODO list.

Labeling grid with coordinates is currently quite preliminary feature.
User has very limited control over it. This functionality needs to be
enhanced a lot including adding more user control and also showing
grid coordinates in the atlas page border also.

>  And researching this, I noticed that not only do the text labels not survive
>  changes of output scale very well, but changes of output map 'rotate' value
>  really screws them up.  Ultimately I'd like to print the components of the
>  cave system I'm working on in at least two orientations.  I realise that
>  this presents some conceptual layout problems that the user will always have
>  to deal with, regardless of whether software or paper is the drawing medium,
>  but perhaps Therion could ultimately be made to help out?

Labeling is another issue - that needs a lot of work :( You are
completely right.

>  Perhaps all point labels without 'orientation' could be given a default
>  orientation within the layout definition.  (Maybe this exists already?) At
>  the moment I think the default is, orientate text to be read from the
>  'bottom' of the page (directly linked to the 'rotate' variable I think)
>  What if there was another alternative, say, make the label orientation
>  relative to the map grid?  There could be a label-flip [on/off] to make
>  labels flip up the correct way if they happen to be plotted upside down.

OK, I think at least it should not be very complicated to add some
switch to the layout, that will define default text orientation for
labels without it. It looks to me like a good idea - I will add it
into TODO list.

Regards, S.